Co-Creating an Equitable Crisis Care Continuum to Reduce Stigma

• By: Sa'uda K. Dunlap, LCSW Johnell Lawrence Vibrant Emotional Health
• April 18th, 2023
• 988, 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, behavioral health crisis, communities of color, crisis care continuum, diversity equity inclusion and belonging, mental health stigma, public health crises, racism, social determinants of health, Spring 2023 Issue, stigma, stigma reduction, wellness
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…(2017) NAMI. Available at: https://www.nami.org/blogs/nami-blog/october-2017/9-ways-to-fight-mental-health-stigma (Accessed: March 9, 2023). Mental health is biggest health concern in US says surgeon general (2022) Bloomberg.com. Bloomberg. Available at: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2022-11-02/mental-health-is-biggest-health-concern-in-us-says-surgeon-general (Accessed: March 9, 2023)….

Addressing the Intersection between Severe Mental Illness and Homelessness

• By: Nadjete Natchaba, EdD, LCSW, MPA Lisa Snider, BA Services for the UnderServed (S:US)
• July 19th, 2023
• community-based care, deinstitutionalization, homeless shelters, homelessness, housing, intersectionality, mental healthcare, poverty, serious mental illness, substance use disorder, Summer 2023 Issue
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…C., Walsh, P., Weber, G., Van Hove, G., Maatta, T., Azema, B., Haveman, M., Buono, S., Germanavicius, A., van Schrojenstein LaAntman-deValk, H., Tossebro, J., Carmen-Cara, A., Berger, D.M., & Perry,…

An Epidemic Rages On: “Treatment” Is Not Enough

• By: Ashley Brody, MPA, CPRP Search for Change, Inc.
• October 23rd, 2023
• addiction, comorbid conditions, deaths of despair, depression, epidemic, Fall 2023 Issue, harm reduction, housing first, mental illness, pain, recovery, social determinants of health, substance use disorder, suffering, suicide
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…Chronicle. https://www.sfchronicle.com/archive/item/A-decade-of-homelessness-Thousands-in-S-F-30431.php Kozloff, N., Cheung, A.H., Ross, L.E., Winer, H., Ierfino, D., Bullock, H., & Bennett, K.J. (2013). Factors influencing service use among homeless youths with co-occurring disorders. Psychiatric Services,…

NYSPA Report – Chronic Pain and Behavioral Health: Underlying Data and Regulatory Responses

• By: Rachel Fernbach, Esq Jamie Papapetros New York State Psychiatric Association
• April 24th, 2024
• chronic pain, co-occurring conditions, pain management, public policy, Spring 2024 Issue
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…and analyzing pertinent legislation, providing legislative and electoral research, memo preparation, and in-depth legislative and regulatory reports. Footnotes www.cdc.gov/injury/pdfs/bsc/BSC_Background_Overview_Progress-GL-Update_6_28_cleared_final_D_Dowell-508-fx.pdf www.psychiatry.org/news-room/apa-blogs/chronic-pain-and-mental-health-interconnected www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/wr/mm7215a1.htm www.cdc.gov/injury/pdfs/bsc/BSC_Background_Overview_Progress-GL-Update_6_28_cleared_final_D_Dowell-508-fx.pdf www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/pmtf-final-report-2019-05-23.pdf www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/wr/mm7215a1.htm#contribAff www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5472077/ adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/related-illnesses/other-related-conditions/chronic-pain healthsciences.arizona.edu/news/releases/study-shows-millions-people-live-co-occuring-chronic-pain-and-mental-health-symptoms www.mhanational.org/mental-health-america-reports-strong-connection-between-chronic-pain-and-untreated-mental-health www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/pmtf-final-report-2019-05-23.pdf www.ninds.nih.gov/news-events/directors-messages/all-directors-messages/september-pain-awareness-month-we-are-all-together#:~:text=Each%20September%2C%20Pain%20Awareness%20month,better%20prevent%20and%20treat%20it….

Understanding and Treating Eating Disorders

• By: The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
• July 1st, 2013
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…and Blood Institute. Why obesity is a health problem. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/wecan/healthy-weight-basics/obesity.htm. Accessed on May 3, 2010. Walsh BT, Kaplan AS, Attia E, Olmsted M, Parides M, Carter JC, Pike KM, Devlin…

Housing People with Serious Mental Illness in Jails and Prisons: Why Are We Still Criminalizing Mental Illness?

• By: Erin M. Falconer, PhD ODH, Inc.
• October 1st, 2017
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…county jails on any given day (https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/06/us/los-angeles-agrees-to-overhaul-its-jail-system.html). In the 1800s, the US criminal justice system did not distinguish between mental illness and criminal intent, and therefore the most severely mentally…

What This Parent of a Transgender Child Wants You to Know

• By: Terri Cook, BA, MS Author, Speaker, and Advocate
• October 1st, 2016
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…can be reached by email at terri@alliesandangels.com, and on the web at: www.alliesandangels.com/about. * (Grant et al., Injustice at Every Turn: A Report of the National Transgender Discrimination Survey, 2011)….

Helping Moms and Kids

• By: Jorge R. Petit, MD Beacon Health Options
• July 1st, 2016
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…In that paper, screening emerged as a critical tool. That same week, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2484345) found convincing evidence that screening improves the accurate identification of adult…

The Economics of Recovery: System Reform

• By: Donald M. Fitch, MS Center for Career Freedom
• July 1st, 2011
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…doctors, patients, hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, insurers, medical equipment, and the millions of pieces of data, images, prescriptions, documents, and other information that get exchanged every day (www.ibm.com, 2010). Virtual PTSD…

The Economics of Recovery: System Reform

• By: Donald M. Fitch, MS Center for Career Freedom
• April 1st, 2011
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…doctors, patients, hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, insurers, medical equipment, and the millions of pieces of data, images, prescriptions, documents, and other information that get exchanged every day (www.ibm.com, 2010). Virtual PTSD…